Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia. Insects

Michael Hutchins9780787653620, 0-7876-5362-4, 0-7876-7750-7

v. 1. Lower metazoans and lesser deuterostomes / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 2. Protostomes / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 3. Insects / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 4-5. Fishes I-II / Neil Schlager — v. 6. Amphibians / Neil Schlager, editor — Reptiles / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 8-11. Birds I-IV / Donna Olendorf, project editor — v. 12-16. Mammals I-V — v. 17. Cumulative index.; ”This is a revised and updated edition of one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources on the world’s animals. Similar to the first edition written by noted zoologist Bernard Grzimek and published in 1972, the second edition covers all types of animals in geographic areas around the world. It includes high-quality photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive index to all volumes.”–”The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year,” American Libraries, May 2004

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Table of contents :
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia Second Edition……Page 2
Cover……Page 1
Volume 3 Insects……Page 4
Contents……Page 6
Foreword……Page 8
How to use this book……Page 11
Advisory boards……Page 13
Contributing writers……Page 15
Contributing illustrators……Page 17
What is an insect?……Page 20
Evolution and systematics……Page 24
Structure and function……Page 34
Life history and reproduction……Page 48
Ecology……Page 58
Distribution and biogeography……Page 69
Behavior……Page 76
Social insects……Page 84
Insects and humans……Page 91
Conservation……Page 101
Protura……Page 110
Species accounts……Page 113
Collembola……Page 116
Species accounts……Page 120
Diplura……Page 124
Species accounts……Page 127
Microcoryphia……Page 130
Species accounts……Page 133
Thysanura……Page 136
Species accounts……Page 139
Ephemeroptera……Page 142
Species accounts……Page 146
Odonata……Page 150
Species accounts……Page 154
Plecoptera……Page 158
Species accounts……Page 162
Blattodea……Page 164
Species accounts……Page 170
Isoptera……Page 178
Species accounts……Page 187
Mantodea……Page 194
Species accounts……Page 200
Grylloblattodea……Page 206
Species accounts……Page 209
Dermaptera……Page 212
Species accounts……Page 216
Orthoptera……Page 218
Species accounts……Page 228
Mantophasmatodea……Page 234
Phasmida……Page 238
Species accounts……Page 245
Embioptera……Page 250
Species accounts……Page 253
Zoraptera……Page 256
Species accounts……Page 258
Psocoptera……Page 260
Species accounts……Page 263
Phthiraptera……Page 266
Species accounts……Page 271
Hemiptera……Page 276
Species accounts……Page 284
Thysanoptera……Page 298
Species accounts……Page 302
Megaloptera……Page 306
Species accounts……Page 310
Raphidioptera……Page 314
Species accounts……Page 317
Neuroptera……Page 322
Species accounts……Page 328
Coleoptera……Page 332
Species accounts……Page 344
Strepsiptera……Page 352
Species accounts……Page 355
Mecoptera……Page 358
Species accounts……Page 362
Siphonaptera……Page 364
Species accounts……Page 369
Diptera……Page 374
Species accounts……Page 381
Trichoptera……Page 392
Species accounts……Page 396
Lepidoptera……Page 400
Species accounts……Page 410
Hymenoptera……Page 422
Team DDU……Page 428
For further reading……Page 444
Organizations……Page 449
Contributors to the first edition……Page 451
Glossary……Page 458
Insects family list……Page 462
A brief geologic history of animal life……Page 469
Index……Page 470